about
welcome,
and thank you for being here.
My name is Laura, and this is my online space where rest meets release, and gentleness meets inner strength.
I understand how difficult sexual trauma healing can be, how lonely it can feel, and how frustrating it is to navigate the natural ebbs and flows of healing.
I’ve taken my love of yoga, softness, slow living, and nature to give you the comfiest and most gentle trauma-informed yoga classes to honor your healing.
I’d be honored to practice with you.
why I do this...
My journey as a yoga teacher began because of my unhappiness with the limited services available to sexual trauma survivors. My own healing journey sent me through holistic healing methods that spoke to people who experienced daily stress, but not about the unique symptoms I was experiencing.
After trial and error, I finally had my breakthrough moment after following a consistent yoga practice and learning where emotions were stored in my body. My desire to teach yoga came when I learned other survivors felt the same way, wondering why there aren’t more resources that speak directly to their experience.
When I discovered the beautiful practices associated with trauma-informed yoga, I finally felt seen. I felt like I had resources that spoke to me, my symptoms, and my unique journey. It went beyond “yoga for stress” and gave me a sense of comfort and safety in my body I hadn’t been able to feel before.
Wanting to make a difference in the lives of sexual trauma survivors, I launched my online practice of trauma-informed yoga in 2023.
which is why...
I created this studio, because I wanted survivors to have a holistic healing resource that understands their unique healing journey.
Fast forward a couple years, and I’ve created an online studio supporting women who are looking for more than generic yoga for daily stresses, but holistic and somatic practices that speak to them. A place where we don’t need to speak about our traumas or relive anything we don’t wish to, and yet we can still come home to ourselves.
I tailor my offerings by following my values of respect, safety, and trust, and choice to support the gentle holistic healing goals of every survivor who welcomes me into their practice.
I’d be honored to have you join this community of gentle women looking for deep rest, self-compassion, and who wish to heal in their own pace and terms.
Get to know me (outside the studio)
While I love teaching yoga, I believe we’re so much more than our professions, traumas, and rarely fit into a single mold. Deep down, I’m an introvert, sensitive, empathetic woman, and lover of all things: cooking, gardening, and golden retrievers.
You might find me piled under a heap of recipe books, lifting weights for feeling powerful, or playing a little too many hours of video games, but mostly, I’m cuddling with my adorable dog, Gracie, and enjoying being a newly wed with my husband.
Fun tidbits about me...
FAVORITE TEA: Vermont Maple Ginger Herbal Tea from Celestial Seasonings
I GREW UP IN: Rhode Island (Currently live in Pennsylvania)
HOBBY (BESIDES YOGA): Music! I play guitar, flute, and piano
FUN FACT: I traveled all over the world in my early twenties from being in the military
WEIRD FACT: I can remember 90% of movie quotes, but for some reason my memory doesn’t work that well for anything else
How to Practice With Me
You can find me on several platforms so you can practice based on where you feel most comfortable. I welcome you to explore all the places you can find me below.
Chamomile Yoga Studio
YouTube
Insight Timer
Certifications & Training
- 200 Hour Yoga Teacher Training, Uplifted Yoga
- Trauma-Informed Yoga, Transcending Sexual Trauma Through Yoga, as taught by Zabie Yamasaki
- Somatic Healing Certification, My Vinyasa Practice
- Advanced Strategies for Working With Sexual Trauma and Sexuality (Somatic Healing), Ariel Giarretto
Where’s My Social Media?
You may have noticed that I’m not very active on social media. The reason for this is because I prefer a calm, quiet approach to keeping in touch. Even in my personal life I don’t prefer to be active on social media platforms.
I want those who resonate with my work to discover it because they were actively looking for it, not because they were interrupted by it. I’ve also found that this has led to deeper connections with those who choose to join my gentle offerings.
I believe there are many out there who wish to keep in touch in a way that feels more supportive to their nervous systems. In a way that feels predictable, gentle, and without their inbox being flooded by constant sales emails.
If you’d like to stay in touch, my weekly newsletter is the best place to hear from me. You’ll receive gentle updates, new classes, supportive resources, and occasional updates about what’s new in my life.
The form at the bottom of this page is open for you to join, and also includes a link if you wish to learn more about what you’ll receive once you’re a part of my community.
I thank you for being here and I look forward to keeping in touch in a way that feels most supportive for you.
Take good care,
Laura